>>> MAJOR FUNDING FOR KPBS EVENING ADDITION HAS BEEN MADE POSSIBLE BY BILL HOWE FAMILY OF COMPANIES, PROVIDING SAN DIEGO FAMILIES WITH PLUMBING, HEATING AND AIR, AND REMODELING SERVICES FOR OVER 40 YEARS.

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>>> GOOD EVENING, IT IS TODAY, SEPTEMBER 20th, THANKS FOR JOINING US, I AM MAYA TRABULSI.

WE HAVE HEARD MUCH ABOUT CALIFORNIA'S CARS GOING ALL ELECTRIC, BUT THAT IS JUST PART OF THE STORY.

TONIGHT, A FIRST OF ITS KIND PARTNERSHIP IS IN PLACE ON SAN DIEGO'S WATERFRONT.

KPBS REPORTED JOHN CARROLL TELLS US ABOUT THE LOW CARBON FUTURE FOR THE PORT AND THE NAVY.

>> Reporter: IT IS A PART OF SAN DIEGO THAT, UNLESS YOU WORK THERE, YOU PROBABLY DO NOT THINK ABOUT.

BUT SAN DIEGO'S WORKING WATERFRONT IS A CRITICAL PART OF THE LOCAL ECONOMY AND A MAJOR PLAYER IS THE UNITED STATES NAVY.

CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF PORT COMMISSIONERS, DAN MALCOLM, SUMMARIZED THE IMPORTANCE OF TODAY'S AGREEMENT.

>> WE ARE HERE TODAY TO CELEBRATE AN INNOVATIVE FEDERAL STATE AND LOCAL INITIATIVE THAT WILL PROVIDE MILLIONS OF DOLLARS FOR ELECTRIC PROJECTS FOR BOTH NAVAL BASE SAN DIEGO AND THE PORT OF SAN DIEGO.

>> Reporter: THE NAVY WILL NOT PARTICIPATE IN A CAP AND TRADE TYPE PROGRAM, WHERE IT WILL GENERATE CREDITS BY CHANGING HOW IT POWERS ITS FLEET WHILE IN PORT.

IT WILL SWITCH TO USING MUCH MORE SURE POWER RATHER THAN POWER GENERATED BY CARBON-INTENSIVE METHODS ONBOARD ITS SHIPS.

ONE CREDIT IS EQUAL TO ONE METRIC TON OF CARBON DIOXIDE THAT WILL NOT GO INTO THE ATMOSPHERE.

THE PORT OF SAN DIEGO THEN MONETIZES THOSE CREDITS THROUGH A BROKER.

>> THE FUNDING WE GENERATE WILL ENABLE US TO BUY NEW ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT, AS WELL AS INVEST IN OUR RESPECTIVE INFRASTRUCTURE BACKBONES TO ENABLE OUR ELECTRIFICATION EFFORTS TO MOVE FORWARD TO THE NEXT LEVEL.

>> Reporter: THE BOARD HAS ALREADY BEEN MOVING THAT DIRECTION.

ON DISPLAY TODAY, AN ELECTRIC TRUCK AND THIS ONE $.5 MILLION ELECTRIC POWERED LOADER.

AFTER REMARKS FROM OTHER DIGNITARIES, NAVY BRASS, AND THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF THE NAVY FOR ENERGY INSTALLATIONS AND ENVIRONMENT, IT WAS TIME TO SIGN THE AGREEMENT.

>> I AM JUST ABOUT A STONE'S THROW AWAY FROM WHERE THE THE AGREEMENT WAS SIGNED.

IT IS IN NEIGHBORHOODS LIKE MARIO LOGAN, LOGAN HEIGHTS, SHERMAN HEIGHTS, AND NATIONAL CITY, WHERE THE ENVIRONMENTAL RUBBER MEETS THE ROAD.

A SIGNIFICANT STEP FORWARD IN BRINGING ABOUT ENVIRONMENTAL EQUITY.

>> WELCOME TO MY HOME NEIGHBORHOOD, WHERE I GREW UP.

>> Reporter: THE NEW AGREEMENT IS PERSONAL TO ASSEMBLY MEMBER DAVID ALVAREZ.

>> TODAY, I AM HERE, JOYFULLY, BECAUSE THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT NOW WANTS TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS AS WELL.

THAT, TO ME, IS REALLY SIGNIFICANT.

>> Reporter: A SIGNIFICANT DAY, ESPECIALLY FOR PEOPLE WHO LIVE RIGHT NEXT DOOR TO THE WORKING WATERFRONT, WHO CAN NOW LOOK FORWARD TO LIVING IN A CLEANER ENVIRONMENT.

JOHN CARROLL, KPBS NEWS.

>>> FOR MOST OF US STILL DRIVING GAS POWERED CARS, PRICES ARE STARTING TO RISE AGAIN.

THE AVERAGE PRICE PER GALLON OF REGULAR IS NOW $5.41 ACCORDING TO AAA, FIVE CENTS HIGHER THAN A MONTH AGO, WHEN PRICES WERE COMING DOWN FROM RECORD HIGHS SAN DIEGO IS PAYING ALMOST TWO DOLLARS MORE THAN THE NATIONAL AVERAGE OF 3.67.

NOW THAT THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO HAS COMPLETED THE PURCHASE OF 101 ASH STREET AND CIVIC CENTER BUILDINGS, WHAT IS NEXT?

AS KPBS REPORTER ALEXANDER NGUYEN EXPLAINED, THAT IS WHERE EVERY DAY SAN DIEGO'S COME IN.

>> Reporter: NEARLY TWO DOZEN CITY AND CIVIC LEADERS WERE RECORDED RECRUITED FOR -- SINCE REVITALIZATION COMMITTEE, INCLUDING CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS AND AN ECONOMICS PROFESSOR.

THE COMMITTEE'S SINGULAR FOCUS IS TO GATHER COMMUNITY INPUT ON HOW TO BEST REDEVELOP THE SIX PLOTS OF CITY-OWNED LAND AROUND THE CIVIC CENTER PLAZA.

IT IS A PRECURSOR TO THE FORMAL BIDDING PROCESS SET TO BEGIN NEXT YEAR.

>> WE ARE LOOKING AT A ONCE IN A LIFETIME OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE A HUGE DIFFERENCE FOR OUR CITY DOWNTOWN.

I THINK MANY OF YOU HAVE BEEN LONG INVOLVED IN PUBLIC AFFAIRS, AND YOU RECOGNIZE THAT WE HAVE WAITED FAR TOO LONG FOR THE STATE.

>> Reporter: LAST TIME THE CITY ATTEMPTED TO REDEVELOP THE CIVIC CORE WAS 15 YEARS AGO.

THE CITY IS SET TO ANNOUNCE WHICH SITES IT WILL INCLUDE IN THE SURPLUS LAND ACT, WHICH STIPULATES HOW CITIES CAN OFFLOAD EXCESS LAND, WITH A PRIORITY ON BUILDING AFFORDABLE HOUSING.

SAN DIEGO CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER, J GOLDSTONE, EXPLAINS REQUIREMENTS.

>> THE ACT REQUIRES THAT AT LEAST, THAT IS AT THE MINIMUM, 25% OF THE PROPOSED HOUSING MUST AT AFFORDABLE, 80% AMI OR BETTER.

>> Reporter: AMI STANDS FOR AREA MEDIAN INCOME.

CURRENTLY, THAT IS JUST UNDER $107,000.

POSSIBLE REDEVELOPMENT SITES INCLUDE THE ENTIRE CITY HALL PLAZA COMPLEX, INCLUDING THE CIVIC THEATER.

ALSO ON THE TABLE ARE THE PROBLEMATIC 101 ASH STREET BUILDING, AS WELL AS THE CITY OPERATIONS BUILDING, POLICE HEADQUARTERS, AND HOUSING NAVIGATION CENTER.

THE CITY DOES NOT WANT TO REPEAT THE MISTAKE IT MADE IN THE MIDWAY DISTRICT REDEVELOPMENT, WHERE THE CITY WAS CRITICIZED FOR FOCUSING TOO MUCH ON AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND NOT HAVING ENOUGH PUBLIC INPUT.

>> I WANT TO TAKE A FEW MINUTES TO SET THE STAGE AND MANAGE EXPECTATIONS.

>> Reporter: WHILE THE CITY HAS A BLANK SLATE, OLD STONE SAYS RECOMMENDATIONS MUST INCLUDE A NEW CITY HALL AND FOLLOW THE STATE SURPLUS LAND ACT.

>> THE PUBLIC AGENCY MAY ADD SOME DEVELOPMENT CONDITIONS, BUT THOSE ARE LIMITED.

>> Reporter: THE COMMITTEE WILL MEET EVERY TWO WEEKS UNTIL THE END OF THE YEAR.

IT IS EXPECTED THAT DEVELOPERS WILL INCLUDE THE COMMITTEE'S RECOMMENDATIONS IN THE PROPOSALS WHEN THE PROPERTIES ARE UP FOR BID.

ALEXANDER NGUYEN, KPBS NEWS.

>>> THE NAVY LAID OUT HIS CASE TODAY FOR WHY THE 2020 FIRE ON BOARD THE USS BONHOMME RICHARD WAS ARSON.

THIS WAS THE SECOND DAY OF THE TRIAL OF RYAN SAWYER-MAYS, SPECIAL AGENT -- WENT OVER A 200 OF THE PAGE REPORT THAT DETERMINED THE FIRE WAS SET DELIBERATELY IN JULY OF 2020.

THE DEFENSE HAS QUESTIONED WHETHER LITHIUM ION BATTERIES FOUND AT THE SCENE COULD HAVE STARTED THE FIRE.

BUHL SAID HE WENT BACK AND TESTED THE BATTERIES, AND AGAIN RULE THE NOT.

MAYS HAS DENIED SETTING THE FIRE, BUT YOU ALSO SAID HE COULD NOT FULLY ACCOUNT FOR MAZES TIME LEADING UP TO THE FIRE.

>>> A RECENT KPBS INVESTIGATION REVEALED AN ELK -- NURSING HOME IS STILL OPERATING DESPITE HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS AND INSTANCES OF ABUSE.

SO, HOW DO FAMILIES KNOW WHICH FACILITY IS RIGHT FOR THE LOVED ONES?

KPBS HEALTH REPORTER, MATT HOFFMAN, TALK TO A LAWYER FOR A NURSING HOME WATCHDOG GROUP FOR TIPS.

>> Reporter: A KPBS INVESTIGATION FOUND NEARLY 600 30 COMPLAINTS AT AVOCADO POST -- IN EL CAJON OVER A FEW YEARS.

STATE INVESTIGATORS FOUND A RESIDENT WAS SEXUALLY ASSAULTED BY HER CAREGIVER BACK IN 2019, AND JUST A YEAR AGO, A MAN WAS ALLEGEDLY STRANGLED TO DEATH BY HIS ROOMMATE.

>> AVOCADO HAS BEEN EGREGIOUSLY VIOLATING THESE STANDARDS FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME.

AND YET, NOTHING SEEMS TO CHANGE.

>> Reporter: TONY CHICKEN TELL IS A SENIOR STAFF ATTORNEY WITH CALIFORNIA ADVOCATES FOR NURSING HOME REFORM.

HE SUGGESTS THAT PEOPLE CLOSELY ANALYZE THEIR OPTIONS, AND MAKE SURE TO VISIT FACILITIES BEFORE ULTIMATELY CHOOSING A NURSING HOME.

>> TAKING A LOOK AROUND, ARE PEOPLE BEING MET?

ARE THE STAFF ENGAGED IN PROVIDING CARE TO THE RESIDENCE?

DOES IT LOOK LIKE THE RESIDENTS ARE GETTING ALL THE CARE THEY NEED?

OR IS IT SILENT, DARK, AND STILL LIKE A HORROR SHOW?

I THINK A LOT OF RESIDENTS GO TO NURSING HOMES.

I THINK PROBABLY THE VAST MAJORITY, WE ARE TALKING 90% OR MORE, GO TO FACILITIES SIGHT UNSEEN, HAVING NEVER SEEN THE BUILDING, HAVING NEVER BEEN INSIDE, NEVER HAVING SENT A REPRESENTATIVE TO CHECK IT OUT.

THEY JUST TRUST.

AND ON THIS ISSUE, I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT AND CRITICAL.

I ADVISE PEOPLE NOT TO TRUST.

>> Reporter: -- SAYS PEOPLE AND THEIR FAMILIES HAD TO BE THEIR OWN ADVOCATES.

MATT HOFFMAN, KPBS NEWS .

>>> THE MOVING OF MIGRANTS BY CONSERVATIVE GOVERNORS TO SO- CALLED SANCTUARY LOCATIONS IS NO LONGER JUST A POLITICAL MOVE, IT IS NOW A CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION.

AT LEAST IN ONE BORDER STATE.

MIKE VALERIO UPDATE US ON THE SITUATION AND PEOPLE CAUGHT IN THE MIDDLE.

>> Reporter: THE OUTRAGE FROM BEAR COUNTY SHERIFF JAVIER SALAZAR WAS CLEAR, AS HE ANNOUNCED HIS INVESTIGATION INTO THE MARTHA'S VINEYARD MIGRANTS FLIGHT.

>> I BELIEVE THEY WERE PREYED UPON.

SOMEONE CAME FROM OUT OF STATE, PREYED UPON THESE PEOPLE, LURE THEM WITH FALSE PROMISES OF A BETTER LIFE, WHICH IS WHAT THEY WERE ABSOLUTELY LOOKING FOR.

>> Reporter: A VENEZUELAN MAN AT A MIGRANT RESOURCE CENTER IN SAN ANTONIO SAID HE WAS APPROACHED TO HELP FILL A FLIGHT OUT OF TEXAS, OFFERED A DEAL FOR FREE FOOD AND A FREE HOTEL.

A DEAL HE THOUGHT WAS TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE.

>> STOP DOING IT, THE MAN SAID.

IF YOU ARE GOING TO HELP THE POOR, DO IT OUT OF YOUR HEART.

DO NOT USE US IMMIGRANTS, WE DO NOT WANT TO BE USED AS TOYS IN YOUR POLITICAL GAMES.

FLORIDA GOVERNOR RON DeSANTIS DEFENDED HIS ACTIONS.

>> THEY WERE HUNGRY, HOMELESS, THEY HAD NO OPPORTUNITY AT ALL.

STATE OF FLORIDA, IT WAS VOLUNTEER, OFFERED TRANSPORT TO SANCTUARY JURISDICTIONS.

>> Reporter: IT ALL COMES AS THE U.S. HAS INTERCEPTED MORE THAN 2 MILLION MIGRANTS ALONG THE SOUTHERN BORDER, DRIVEN BY INFLUXES OF PEOPLE FROM NICARAGUA, VENEZUELA, AND CUBA.

TEXAS SAYS IT HAS LOST MORE THAN 11,000 MIGRANTS TO WASHINGTON, D.C., CHICAGO, AND NEW YORK.

>> WE OPEN UP 23 EMERGENCY SHELTERS.

WE'RE NOT GOING TO LEAVE ANY STONE UNTURNED.

>> Reporter: AT LEAST NINE BUSES REACHED NEW YORK CITY THIS WEEKEND, CARRYING MORE THAN 1000 ASYLUM-SEEKERS.

THE CITY IS NOW CONSIDERING TEMPORARY HOUSING FOR MIGRANTS ABOARD CRUISE SHIPS, AS MIGRANTS ARE FOUND PERMANENT HOUSING AND JOBS.

MIKE VALERIO, KPBS NEWS.

>>> JUST THIS WEEK, KPBS REPORTED ON A GROUP OF MIGRANTS FILING A FORMAL COMPLAINT OVER WHAT THEY CALL TORTUROUS CONDITIONS AT AN ICE FACILITY IN IMPERIAL VIA VALLEY.

THEY CLAIM THEY WERE VICTIMS OF CIVIL RIGHTS VIOLATIONS.

YOU CAN READ THE COMPLAINT AT KPBS.ORG OR THROUGH OUR REPORT AT THE KPBS YOUTUBE PAGE.

>>> HURRICANE FIONA IS MOVING THROUGH THE CARIBBEAN AFTER CAUSING SERIOUS DAMAGE IN THE U.S.

TERRITORY OF PUERTO RICO.

AS -- REPORTS, FIONA IS NOW ON THE ISLAND, TRYING TO COORDINATE RELIEF.

>> Reporter: HURRICANE FIONA, LEAVING A PATH OF DESTRUCTION AND THREATENING EVEN MORE DEADLY FLOODING AS IT ROSE TO A CATEGORY THREE STORM.

>> IT HAS BEEN CATASTROPHIC AND JUST WILL NOT STOP IT >> Reporter: THE STORM SLAMMING -- ON TUESDAY, AFTER ALREADY CUTTING POWER FOR OVER 1 MILLION CUSTOMERS IN PUERTO RICO.

DAMAGE ON THIS SCALE HAS NOT BEEN SEEN IN THE U.S.

TERRITORY SINCE HURRICANE MARIA MADE LANDFALL FIVE YEARS AGO.

SOME WHO LIVED THROUGH THAT SAY FIONA'S FLOODING AND DESTRUCTION COULD BE EVEN MORE SEVERE.

>> IT HAS BEEN ROUGH.

WE HAVE BEEN WORKING JUST TO GET BACK IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD, GET IT BACK FROM MARIA, AFTER EVERYTHING WAS DESTROYED.

RESTAURANTS, HOUSES, EVERYTHING WAS DESTROYED.

>> Reporter: OFFICIALS IN PUERTO RICO HOPE TO RESTORE POWER IN A MATTER OF DAYS TO THE MAJORITY OF RESIDENTS, BUT RESCUE EFFORTS CONTINUE TO BE IMPACTED ACROSS THE ISLAND.

SCHOOLS ARE ALSO BEING INSPECTED TO ENSURE THEY ARE IN WORKING CONDITION FOR STUDENTS TO RETURN TO CLASS IN THE DAYS AHEAD.

THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER SAYS PARTS OF THE TERRITORY COULD SEE MORE THAN 30 INCHES OF RAIN BY THE END OF THE STORM.

>> THE FIRST RESPONDERS, THE LOCAL RESPONDERS, THE RESPONDERS OF THE GOVERNMENT OF PUERTO RICO, ARE NOT BEING ABLE TO GET OUT AND HELP THOSE THAT NEED IT OR ASSESS THE DAMAGE.

>> Reporter: THE HURRICANE ALSO LEAVING MORE THAN 1 MILLION PEOPLE WITHOUT RUNNING WATER IN THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC.

GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS THERE SAY FIRST RESPONDERS BROUGHT NEARLY 800 PEOPLE TO SAFETY.

CHRIS NGUYEN, KPBS NEWS.

>>> TONIGHT, WE WILL TALK ABOUT SOME CHANGES TO OUR WEATHER, AND WE GO DOWN THE ROAD LATER THIS WEEK.

WE WILL NOTICE THE COOLING WILL BEGIN TO FADE.

LAST MORNING, LOW CLOUDS, ESPECIALLY TOWARD THE COAST, AND SOME OF THE INTERIOR VALLEYS .

AND A WARMING TREND TAKING SHAPE, AS WE GO INTO THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.

A WEATHER MAKER INTO A NORTHERN CALIFORNIA, PUTTING PARTS OF THE SIERRA IN THIS LOW PRESSURE.

I AM TALKING ABOUT THE ONSHORE FLOW, NOT AS MUCH MOISTURE HERE POINT TO THE SOUTH, BUT DEFINITELY QUITE A BIT OF WET WEATHER.

AGAIN IN THE NORTH.

SITTING AROUND WRITING, AND NORTHBOUND TOWARD REDFORD.

WE GO INTO WEDNESDAY, AGAIN, IT IS GOING TO BE DRY, NOT QUITE AS WARM AS IN RECENT DAYS.

THAT IS GOING TO START TO CHANGE FURTHER DOWN THE ROAD.

SOME SHOWERS OFF TO THE NORTH, INTO NORTHERN CALIFORNIA, AND ALSO SOME INCREASING MOISTURE OVER THE FOUR CORNERS INTO ARIZONA AND UTAH, WHERE THERE WILL BE SOME DOWNPOURS, EVEN SOME FLOOD WATCHES.

LET'S TALK ABOUT TONIGHT.

FIRST, PARTLY CLOUDY, DROPPING DOWN INTO UPPER 60s.

AGAIN, AREA LIGHT, WE ARE LOOKING AT LOTS OF 60s AROUND OCEANSIDE AND CHULA VISTA, RAMONA DROPPING BACK IN THE 50s.

HERE IS FUTURECAST, LESS IN THE WAY OF CLOUDINESS THROUGHOUT THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS, AS THAT ONSHORE FLOW REALLY STARTS TO DECREASE AND BREAKDOWN.

TEMPERATURES CLIMBING INTO THE UPPER 70s, TOWARD SAN DIEGO AND OCEANSIDE, BREAKER SPRINGS, 96, RAMONA AT 82, AND THURSDAY, AGAIN WE ARE LOOKING AT DRY AIR IN PLACE, AGAIN, MOISTURE STAYS EAST, AND WE START TO SEE OUR TEMPERATURES CLIMBING, ESPECIALLY LATE THIS WEEKEND.

LOOK AT THE COAST, BY THE TIME WE GET TO SATURDAY, HIGHS NOW UP IN THE MID-80s OVER THE INTERIOR.

LOOK AT THIS IN LAND, CLOSER TO 90 DEGREES.

FRIDAY, RIGHT INTO SUNDAY.

IN THE MOUNTAINS, ALSO CLIMBING UP THROUGH THE 70s, DRY THROUGHOUT, IN THE DESERT, TRIPLE DIGITS ARRIVING BY FRIDAY.

FOR KPBS NEWS, I AM METEOROLOGIST JUSTIN >>> -- THE BIRTHPLACE OF MEXICAN SURFING, A RICH HISTORY THAT MANY PEOPLE DO NOT KNOW ABOUT.

MUST REPORTER GUSTAVO SOLIS SPOKE WITH TWO LOCAL SURFERS, TRYING TO PRESERVE AND SPREAD THAT HISTORY.

>> Reporter: HA HA COAST HAS ALWAYS HAD AMAZING WAVES.

BUT WHEN IGNACIO FELIX WAS GROWING UP IN THE 60s, SURFERS WERE A RARE COMMODITY.

PHYLLIS WAS AMONG A GROUP OF CURIOUS CHILDREN WHO SPENT HOURS AT THE BEACH, JUST SITTING ON THE SAND, WATCHING THE SURFERS CATCH WAVES.

AS HE GREW OLDER, FELIX'S CURIOSITY TURNED INTO A PASSION, AND HE BECAME ONE OF THE ORIGINAL COFOUNDERS OF THE BAJA SURF CLUB, THE FIRST OFFICIAL CLUB IN MEXICAN HISTORY.

HE MEMBERS BEING TOTALLY STARSTRUCK WHEN SURFING LEGENDS HE HAD ONLY SEEN ON MAGAZINE PAGES CAME TO HIS HOMETOWN FOR A CONFERENCE HE HELPED ORGANIZE.

BY THE TIME PETE TORRES FIRST PICKED UP A BOARD IN THE 1970s, SERVING WAS BECOMING MORE POPULAR IN MEXICO.

BUT IT STILL HAD A STIGMA.

HE SAYS IT WAS MOSTLY ASSOCIATED WITH LONG HAIR, HIPPIES, AND DRUGS.

MEXICO HAS THOUSANDS OF MILES OF COASTLINE AND SEVERAL WORLD- CLASS SURF SPOTS.

THANKS TO THESE NATURAL GIFTS, IT ALSO HAS A RICH SURF HISTORY, FULL OF ADVENTURERS WHO DISCOVERED NEW WAVES, AND EVANGELIZED THE SPORT DOWN THIS COUNTRY'S COAST.

THEY ALSO FOUGHT A FEDERAL GOVERNMENT THAT DID NOT WANT THEM AROUND.

BUT THAT RICH HISTORY IS NOT WELL KNOWN.

TORRES AND HIS SALAZAR ARE TRYING TO FIX THAT.

THEY STARTED DOCUMENTING THE ORIGINS OF MEXICAN SURFING THROUGH A PODCAST AND INSTAGRAM PAGE.

>> THAT IS THE MAIN OBJECTIVE, YOU KNOW, TO TALK ABOUT SURFING CULTURE, MEXICAN SURFING CULTURE, AND TO START TO GIVE IT AN IDENTITY, MEXICAN SURF.

BECAUSE THERE IS NONE.

>> Reporter: THE PRODUCT HAS TAKEN AND THE FAMOUS BEACHES OF MAZATLAN, OAXACA AND -- THEY HAVE TRACKED OF HISTORIC PHOTOGRAPHS AND INTERVIEWED PIONEERS OF MEXICAN SURFING.

>> IT IS AMAZING TO SEE -- TO HOLD HISTORY IN YOUR HAND COMING UP IT >> Reporter: TORRES AND SALAZAR SAID THAT ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT MOMENT IN MEXICAN SURF HISTORY HAPPENED IN 1970.

FELIX AND OTHER MEMBERS OF THE BAJA SURF CLUB PERFORMED AT THE 1968 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS IN PUERTO RICO.

THEY PUT ON A BID TO HOST A TOURNAMENT IN 1970.

AGAINST ALL ODDS, THEY WERE AWARDED THE BID AHEAD OF SURFING HEAVYWEIGHTS LIKE AUSTRALIA AND SOUTH AFRICA.

FELIX SAYS NOBODY EXPECTED THEM TO ACTUALLY GET THE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP.

THE GOVERNOR OF BAJA CALIFORNIA AND THE MAYOR OF -- COULD NOT BELIEVE IT.

>> Reporter: THE EVENT WAS GOING TO PUT MEXICAN SURFING ON THE MAP.

BUT THE CULTURE OF THE PEOPLE IN LATE 1960 WAS IN FULL SWING.

WOODSTOCK HAD JUST MADE INTERNATIONAL HEADLINES.

THE MEXICAN GOVERNMENT WAS NOT INTERESTED IN A SOUTH OF THE BORDER VERSION OF THAT CHAOTIC SCENE.

SO, THEY CANCELED THE CONTEST.

THAT DECISION DERAILED THE DEVELOPMENT OF COMPETITIVE SURFING IN MEXICO.

MEXICAN SURFERS WOULD NOT GO TO ANOTHER WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP UNTIL 1988, THE YEAR TORRES WAS ON THE TEAM.

SALAZAR SAYS IT IS VERY IMPORTANT FOR THOSE WHO LIVE THE HISTORY TO TELL THEIR OWN STORIES.

>> AMERICANS HAVE COME A LOT, AND MADE -- THEY MAKE ALL KINDS OF STORIES ABOUT SURFING IN MEXICO, AND THEY TELL VERY LITTLE ABOUT MEXICANS.

WE FEEL IT IS IMPORTANT TO GET THE STORIES ABOUT MEXICANS OUT THERE.

>> Reporter: THEIR EFFORTS ARE STARTING TO PAY OFF.

SALAZAR AND TORRES HELPED RESEARCH AN ARTICLE ON ACCA FOR SURF CULTURE FROM THE LATEST EDITION OF THE SURFERS JOURNAL.

THEY SEE THAT COLLABORATION WITH ONE OF THE BIGGEST SURFING MAGAZINES IN THE WORLD AS RECOGNITION OF THE IMPORTANT WORK THEY ARE DOING.

GUSTAVO SOLIS, KPBS NEWS.

>>> TONIGHT ON THE NEWS HOUR, MUCH OF PUERTO RICO IS LEFT WITHOUT POWER OR RUNNING WATER.

DAYS AFTER BEING HIT BY ANOTHER DISASTROUS HURRICANE POINT COMING UP AT 7:00 AFTER EVENING EDITION ON KPBS.

>>> THE DIGITAL DIVIDE IS JUST A LITTLE LESS DIVIDED TONIGHT, FOR FAMILIES WHO NEED COMPUTER AND INTERNET ACCESS.

THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY LIBRARY SYSTEM IS PROVIDING A CONNECTION.

KPBS EDUCATION REPORTER M.G.

PEREZ TELLS US IT IS AS CONVENIENT AS CHECKING OUT A BOOK.

>> Reporter: 11-YEAR-OLD JADEN AND HIS MOTHER, SELENA WILLIAMS, ARE LEARNING ON THE ROAD.

ALTHOUGH THEY HAVE A HOME IN ESCONDIDO, THEY TRAVEL IN THIS RETROFITTED TRANSPORT VAN, AND THEIR SUPPORT PETS RE: THE GERMAN SHEPHERD AND SIERRA THE PARAKEET.

>> JADEN, INSTEAD OF TAKING SIX HOURS AND SAYING TO SCHOOL, WE LIVE SCHOOL.

>> Reporter: AS THEY TRAVEL ACROSS THE COUNTRY, SELENA HOMESCHOOLS HER SON, WHO HAS SPECIAL NEEDS.

SHE HAS A SPECIAL NEEDS OF HER OWN.

TOGETHER, THEY LIVE AND LEARN WITH THE HELP OF SOME FREE TECHNOLOGY.

>> WE HAVE OUR ACES CHROMEBOOK LAPTOP HERE, WITH A CHARGING PLUG.

THEN, WE HAVE OUR MOBILE HOT POT.

>> Reporter: THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY LIBRARY IS NOW OFFERING TAKE-HOME COMPUTER AND INTERNET ACCESS TO ANYONE WITH A COUNTY LIBRARY CARD.

7000 CHROMEBOOKS AND WI-FI CONNECTIONS WERE PAID FOR BY AN EMERGENCY $4.3 MILLION GRANT FROM THE FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION, PROVIDING RELIEF IN THE DIGITAL DIVIDE TO THOSE FALLING BEHIND AND THROUGH THE CRACKS.

>> YES, EVERYBODY NEEDS AN INTERNET CONNECTION TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN LIFE.

>> Reporter: THE CHROMEBOOKS ARE AVAILABLE HERE, AT THE LINCOLN ACRES COUNTY LIBRARY IN NATIONAL CITY, AMONG THE TRADITIONAL LITERATURE AND OTHER LEARNING RESOURCES >> THE INTERNET ALLOWS YOU TO FIND TRUSTWORTHY HEALTH INFORMATION.

WE HAVE SEEN IT BECOME A VERY LARGE ISSUE, HERE, IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY.

A HEALTHY WILL CONNECT EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES, JOB OPPORTUNITIES.

>> Reporter: WHAT IS AVAILABLE HERE, AT LINCOLN EIGHT OCCURS, IS AVAILABLE ALL 30 COUNTY LIBRARIES.

BUT UNLIKE A BOOK OR VIDEO, THE LAPTOPS CAN BE CHECKED OUT FOR UP TO ONE YEAR.

THAT WORKS WELL FOR JADEN, HIS MOM, AND THEIR TRAVEL PLANS, WHICH INCLUDE ONLINE LESSONS AND LOTS OF READING.

>> WHAT DO YOU ENJOY READING MOST?

>> COMICS.

I THINK IT IS MORE THAT THE BOOKS I READ PSYCHOLOGICALLY CONNECT WITH ME.

>> Reporter: WITH CHROMEBOOK AND HAD, THIS FAMILY IS BACK ON THE ROAD, THE PARENT FOR LESSONS IN PHYSICAL SCIENCE WITH A TRIP TO THE GRAND CANYON.

MG PEREZ, KPBS NEWS.

>>> WE ARE NOW SEVEN WEEKS, LESS THAN 50 DAYS, FROM NOVEMBER 8th, GENERAL ELECTION.

YOU MAY HAVE SEEN A PUSH TODAY TO GET PEOPLE REGISTERED.

THAT IS BECAUSE TODAY IS NATIONAL VOTER REGISTRATION DAY.

HERE IN CALIFORNIA, WE STILL HAVE TIME.

DEADLINE TO REGISTER IS OCTOBER 24th.

KEEP CHECKING OUR COVERAGE IN THE WEEKS AHEAD, AS KPBS BRINGS YOU IN-DEPTH COVERAGE OF THE CAMPAIGNS AND RACES IMPORTANT TO OUR AREA.

>>> ABORTION WILL BE ON THE BALLOT, WITH PROPOSITION ONE, EFFECTIVELY GUARANTEEING ABORTION ACCESS IN THE STATE CONSTITUTION.

THE REVERSAL OF THE ROE VERSUS WADE DECISION IMMEDIATELY MADE ABORTION A NATIONAL ISSUE THIS CYCLE.

EVEN THE COUNT SHOWS US HOW IT IS PLAYING OUT IN ONE HIGH- PROFILE RACE FOR GOVERNOR.

>> Reporter: IN AN ELECTION YEAR, EVEN A LOCAL FARMERS MARKET COULD BECOME THE SITE OF A SURPRISE CAMPAIGN STOP.

HERE, IN GEORGIA, THE FUTURE OF ABORTION RIGHTS HAS BECOME CENTRAL TO DEMOCRATIC NOMINEE FOR GOVERNOR, STACEY ABRAMS' STRATEGY TO WIN IN NOVEMBER.

>> HOW MUCH EMPHASIS DO YOU PLAN ON PUTTING ON ABORTION RIGHTS IN THE CLOSING WEEKS OF YOUR CAMPAIGN?

>> IT IS GOING TO BE FRONT AND CENTER IN THE CONVERSATION.

WOMEN DESERVE FULL CITIZENSHIP IN THE UNITED STATES, AND CERTAINLY IN THE STATE OF GEORGIA.

THEY ARE BEING DENIED THAT BECAUSE OF THIS RECORDING AND SIX WEEK VENTED >> Reporter: IN 2015, GEORGIA'S GOVERNOR BRIAN KEMP SIGNS INTO LAW A BILL THAT BANS MOST ABORTIONS, WHEN EARLY CARDIAC ACTIVITY IS DETECTED, USUALLY AROUND SIX WEEKS OF PREGNANCY.

BELOW IS BLOCKED UNTIL ROE WAS OVERTURNED.

EMPHASIZING ABORTION RIGHTS HAS PROVED TO BE SUCCESSFUL RECENTLY FOR DEMOCRATIC HOUSE CANDIDATES, AND REPUBLICAN LEANING ALASKA, AND A BATTLEGROUND FOR YOUR DISTRICT SIGNALING THE ISSUE HAS LIKELY ENERGIZED DEMOCRAT VOTERS IN A WAY THE SUPREME COURT'S DECISION.

>> I THINK THIS IS SOMETHING PEOPLE SHOULD CONSIDER ABOUT VOTING.

>> I THINK IT COULD BE THE DIFFERENCE IN OUR STATE.

>> Reporter: A RECENT QUINNIPIAC POLL ABOUT THE MIDTERMS IN GEORGIA SHOWED 57% OF LIKELY VOTERS A IT IS VERY IMPORTANT THAT A CANDIDATE SHARES THEIR VIEWS ON ABORTION.

WITHIN THAT GROUP, 63% BACK ABRAMS AND 36% SUPPORT CAMP.

THE DAUGHTER OF METHODIST PASTORS, ABRAMS WAS NOT ALWAYS A FIERCE ADVOCATE FOR ABORTION RIGHTS.

ON THE TRAIL, SHE TALKS ABOUT HER PERSONAL EVOLUTION ON ABORTION, AMPLIFYING THE ISSUE LAST MONTH AT A ROUNDTABLE FOR WOMEN WHO HAVE SUFFERED PREGNANCY LOSS.

>> THE GREATEST HOPE IS THAT YOU ALL ARE SPEAKING UP.

>> Reporter: MEANWHILE, GOVERNOR KEMP IS PRINCIPALLY FOCUSED ON ECONOMIC ISSUES, SUCH AS INFLATION, WHICH LIKELY GEORGIA VOTERS RANK AS THE MOST URGENT ISSUE FACING THE STATE, ACCORDING TO THE SAME POLE.

>> EVERYTHING HAS GONE UP.

KEMP'S CAMPAIGN SAID THE GOVERNOR HAS REPEATEDLY AFFIRMED HIS POSITION ON ABORTION AND WILL CONTINUE FOCUSING ON BRINGING HARD- WORKING GEORGIANS RELIEF FROM HIGH INFLATION FOR THAT MESSAGE IS RESONATING WITH KEMP SUPPORTERS.

>> PEOPLE TRY TO MAKE IT ABOUT ONE ISSUE, BUT I THINK PEOPLE NEED TO BE CONCERNED ABOUT PAYING FOR GROCERIES AND GASOLINE, TOO.

>> WE ALSO -- THE SANCTITY OF GOD'S GREATEST GIFT, LIKE >> Reporter: SPEAKING FOR AN ANTIABORTION POLICY GROUP THIS MONTH, KEMP SPENT TIME TALKING ABOUT ABORTION.

LIKE YOU KNOW WE PASSED A HEARTBEAT BILL HERE, BUT WE HAVE ALSO DONE ADOPTION REFORM.

WE HAVE DONE -- WE HAVE DONE FOSTER CARE REFORM.

>> Reporter: HISTORICALLY, KEMP HAS SUPPORTED A FULL BAND, WITH THE ONLY EXCEPTION BEING FOR THE LIFE OF THE PREGNANT PERSON, BUT -- SUPREME COURT RETURNING THE ISSUE TO THE STATES, WHILE ABRAMS DOES NOT SUPPORT ANY GOVERNMENT RESTRICTIONS ON ABORTION, ARGUING IT IS A MEDICAL ISSUE THAT SHOULD NOT BE BOUND BY ARBITRARY TIMELINES.

KEMP HAS ADOPTED A LESS STRIDENT TONE, AS THE CONVERSATION ABOUT REPRODUCTIVE CARE HAS BECOME SO PIVOTAL IN THE CLOSING MONTHS OF THE CAMPAIGN.

>> I UNDERSTAND PEOPLE MAY DISAGREE ON WHEN ABORTION SHOULD BE LEGAL OR WHEN IT SHOULD NOT.

>> THAT WAS EVEN THE CANS REPORTING FEELING MORE ABOUT CALIFORNIA'S PROPOSITION ONE AND EVERYTHING ELSE ABOUT THE ELECTION WITH THE KPBS VOTER HUB.

AND NEW THIS YEAR, WE HAVE A SPANISH-LANGUAGE VERSION COULD GET THERE BY CLICKING THE BOATER HUB LINK ON OUR HOMEPAGE, KPBS.ORG.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US TONIGHT, I AM MAYA TRABULSI.

HAVE A GREAT EVENING.